Spanish prosecutor accuses sacked Catalan leader of rebellion
BARCELONA/MADRID -- Spain’s state prosecutor accused sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday of rebellion and sedition as the former regional president traveled to...
NATO chief calls North Korea a ‘global threat’
TOKYO -- NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called North Korea a “global threat” Monday and said he backed tighter sanctions against it during a visit...
Hundreds of thousands march for unified Spain, poll shows depths of division in Catalonia
BARCELONA -- Hundreds of thousands of supporters of a unified Spain filled Barcelona’s streets on Sunday in one of the biggest shows of force...
Chinese universities start ‘Xi Thought’ institutes
BEIJING -- Xi Jinping Thought will now be taught, researched and promoted in universities across China, ensuring that the leader’s eponymous philosophy is implanted...
Saudis to open sports stadiums to women in reform push
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday, in a landmark move...
A century after the revolution, some Russians crave the return of the tsar
MOSCOW -- Mikhail Ustinov’s ancestors were executed in 1917 for supporting the tsar but a hundred years later the 68-year-old yearns for the return...
Axed Catalan leader urges resistance to Madrid rule
BARCELONA -- Catalonia’s secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont stood defiant Saturday against Madrid’s moves to depose him, urging “democratic opposition” to direct rule forced on...
First charges approved in Mueller probe into Russian meddling — reports
WASHINGTON -- A US grand jury has approved the first charges stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016...
Iran will continue to produce missiles — Rouhani
DUBAI -- Iran will continue to produce missiles for its defense and does not consider that a violation of international accords, President Hassan Rouhani...
Thais bid farewell to beloved King Bhumibol in ancient rites
BANGKOK -- Brahmin priests, drummers and soldiers in ceremonial uniforms led a solemn but color-splashed procession through Bangkok’s historic heart Thursday as Thailand bade...
North Korea’s Kim congratulates China’s Xi after congress
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a rare congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday at the end of...
Former president George HW Bush apologizes for patting ‘women’s rears’
WASHINGTON -- Former US President George HW Bush has apologized for jokingly patting “women’s rears” after an actress accused him of groping her from...